tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072196.post7297663009052627166..comments2018-01-28T18:15:34.591-06:00Comments on Granny Baseball: Myths of the OffseasonTThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05093249764311819252noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072196.post-91187140847671978662017-03-07T09:13:01.348-06:002017-03-07T09:13:01.348-06:00Phil Miller in today&#39;s STRIB mentioned Buxton&...Phil Miller in today&#39;s STRIB mentioned Buxton&#39;s &quot;dazzling September call-up last season&quot;. Apparently last year&#39;s Twins&#39; performance has made three weeks as a .225 hitter &quot;dazzling&quot; to reporters. What was more disturbing is that Paul Molitor apparently agrees with them. Buxton has yet to prove he can hit big league pitching and Paul Molitor is already comparing him to hall-of-famer Kirby Puckett. We have seen the same thing with Sano and Berrios. These are young players with the tools to be stars, but Berrios has said he wants to &quot;dominate&quot; major league hitters, instead of just getting them out. Buxton is supposed to be Kirby Puckett, not just a solid major league contributor. Sano sees himself as the next David Ortiz. They may all live up to that hype, or they may all turn out to be Delmon Young.TThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093249764311819252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072196.post-75701978393089613542017-02-04T11:31:03.087-06:002017-02-04T11:31:03.087-06:00Every so often I check your site. Wish you would ...Every so often I check your site. Wish you would post more often.<br /><br />I agree with a lot of your comments and thoughts but perhaps I have a slightly different take on some things. I believe that there is so much parity in major league baseball that most teams tend to hang around .500 most of the year. The difference between &quot;good&quot; teams and &quot;bad&quot; teams isn&#39;t all that profound. Most of the time it is one long hot streak or one long cold streak, often brought about by injuries or just a run of poor pitching. There are always a few superior teams and a few really bad teams, but most teams, in any given year, are really pretty much in the middle. There isn&#39;t all that much to separate them, though they all have different strengths and weaknesses.<br /><br />I don&#39;t know if Buxton is truly ready for big leagues now or not, but I believe he is going to be one of the best players in baseball, sooner or later. His physical tools are just overwhelming, he apparently is more than willing to work on his weaknesses, and most of his tools are close to being elite skills. I think it is just a matter of time with him, and not necessarily a lot of time either.<br /><br />I tend to agree with the thought that if the Twins are going to be better soon, it will largely be with what is already in the organization. There is a quite a bit of pitching that could quite a bit better than it showed last year, if they are healthy a develop a little more. There is also a fair amount of both starters and relievers who have reached AA or AAA who have quite a bit of promise. This year may show a bit more clearly how good all of these guys could be. Jim Hnoreply@blogger.com